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Dr. James Chiming Kao, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

Duke University School of Medicine (2003)

Professional interests include: gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders), gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy, capsule endoscopy, and more.

28078 Baxter Road Suite 530
Murrieta, CA 92563

(951) 566-5229

Dr. James Chiming Kao, MD is a gastroenterologist in Murrieta, CA specializing in adult gastroenterology. He graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2003 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. James Chiming Kao, MD is affiliated with Unio Specialty Care, USC Arcadia Hospital and GENESIS HEALTHCARE PARTNERS.

Office Locations

Address:

28078 Baxter Road Suite 530
Murrieta, CA 92563

Address:

488 E. Santa Clara Street Suite 203
Arcadia, CA 91006

Address:

552 W Foothill Boulevard Suite 200
Glendora, CA 91741

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Gastrointestinal Problems (Digestive Disorders)

The gastrointestinal system, or GI tract, is the name given to a collection of organs that work together to digest food. These organs fit together in a long tube, running from the mouth to the anus, and include the esophagus, stomach, and intestines, among others. With so many parts working together, complicated by today's busy lifestyles and diets, digestive problems are common. As many as 1 in 3 Americans have a digestive or GI disorder. There are a huge variety of digestive problems, but the most common are IBS, constipation, GERD, hemorrhoids, and ulcers.

IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome, happens when the muscles surrounding the colon contract too easily or frequently. The result is abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea or constipation, gas and bloating. IBS attacks can often be brought on by specific triggers, so a key part of treatment is learning which foods trigger IBS attacks and avoiding them. Treatment also includes exercise, avoiding stress, and medications if needed.

Constipation, or large, hard, or infrequent stools, happens to everyone at some point. It can be caused by a disruption in routine or food, or by eating a diet without many fresh fruits and vegetables. Although it is uncomfortable, constipation is common and usually not serious, but it can sometimes become chronic. Adding fiber to the diet, exercising, and taking medications may help.

GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a severe form of chronic heartburn where stomach acid spills back up into the esophagus. Left untreated, the acid may even eat away at the esophagus and cause serious damage. Treatment includes changing the diet to avoid trigger foods, losing weight if needed, medications, or even surgery.

Hemorrhoids are blood vessels around the rectum that become irritated, swollen or torn while straining during a bowel movement. They are most often caused by constipation, but can also be caused by pregnancy, diarrhea, or simply a genetic predisposition towards hemorrhoids. Treatment involves first treating any constipation issues, then keeping the area clean and soothed until it has healed. If these measures are ineffective, surgery is sometimes used.

Peptic ulcers are sores or spots of inflammation in the lining of the stomach or close to the stomach in the small intestine. Usually this area is coated with a protective lining that shields the tissue from the strong stomach acid, but a break in the lining can let acid in, causing the sores. It used to be thought that stress caused ulcers, but now it is known that is not the case. Most often, they are caused by an infection by H. pylori bacteria, but ulcers can also be caused by alcohol abuse or overuse of aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or other NSAIDS. The symptoms of an ulcer are pain, hunger, nausea, and fatigue.

Gastrointestinal problems, perhaps more than any other area, are markedly affected by lifestyle. Many disorders can be prevented or treated at least in part by eating a healthy diet high in fiber, exercising regularly, drinking enough water, and limiting alcohol intake. Still, the frequency of digestive disorders means that even the healthiest person can be affected by them. Anyone who notices blood in their stool, experiences abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, or any significant change in bowel movements should see a doctor.

diagnostic procedures	86
doctor visit	123
gastrointestinal procedures	81
hospital care	78
inpatient care	78
minimally invasive procedures	81
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	86

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	17
Less than 65	32

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

diagnostic procedures	102
doctor visit	171
gastrointestinal procedures	97
hospital care	89
inpatient care	89
lab tests	163
minimally invasive procedures	97
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	102

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	18
Less than 65	28

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	55
gastrointestinal procedures	17
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27
minimally invasive procedures	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

hospital care	77
inpatient care	77

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	37
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	12
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	41
Dementia	30
Cancer	0

diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	8
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hospital care	73
inpatient care	73
minimally invasive procedures	18
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	49
Dementia	34
Cancer	17

balloon dilation	13
diagnostic procedures	130
doctor visit	231
esophageal dilation	13
gastrointestinal procedures	139
hospital care	164
inpatient care	164
minimally invasive procedures	139
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	130

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	47
Asian	52
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	69
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	45
Dementia	30
Cancer	11

anastomosis	11
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	107
doctor visit	140
gastrointestinal procedures	141
hospital care	373
inpatient care	373
minimally invasive procedures	141
preventive care	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	107

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	0
Hispanic	62
Asian	85
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	81
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	53
Dementia	36
Cancer	16

anastomosis	14
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	87
doctor visit	127
gastrointestinal procedures	114
hospital care	264
inpatient care	264
minimally invasive procedures	114
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	87

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	0
Hispanic	48
Asian	83
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	62
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	55
Dementia	38
Cancer	15

anastomosis	28
catheterization	28
diagnostic procedures	217
doctor visit	402
gastrointestinal procedures	267
hospital care	501
inpatient care	501
minimally invasive procedures	267
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	217

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Chiming Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Chiming Kao, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Murrieta, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and minimally invasive procedures.

anastomosis	17
balloon dilation	13
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	97
doctor visit	159
esophageal dilation	13
gastrointestinal procedures	113
hospital care	182
inpatient care	182
lab tests	163
minimally invasive procedures	113
preventive care	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	97

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Chiming Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	24
Non-Hispanic White	71
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	22
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	25
75 to 84	36
Less than 65	13
65 to 74	50

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Chiming Kao, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Chiming Kao, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. James Chiming Kao, MD graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2003. He is certified by the Gastroenterology - Board Certified and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine (2003)

Board Certification: Gastroenterology - Board Certified

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Chiming Kao, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Unio Specialty Care

USC Arcadia Hospital

GENESIS HEALTHCARE PARTNERS

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James Chiming Kao, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie Inc.	$1,385 Rinvoq $464	Skyrizi $363	LINZESS $242	Creon $51	Humira $16	Other $250
AbbVie, Inc.	$1,235 Humira $572	Viekira $270	Lupron $121	Creon $23	$249
Gilead Sciences Inc	$699 Harvoni $179	Sovaldi $124	Epclusa $19	$377
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$630 Trulance $283	XIFAXAN $246	Uceris $100
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$550 XIFAXAN $241	Relistor $219	XIFAXANIBSD $68	XIFAXAN - 550 MG $23
Other	$5,479 ZEPOSIA $475	IBSRELA $389	DUPIXENT $324	STELARA $304	ENTYVIO $296	Other $3,693

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$9,747
Education	$230
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1

Biography

Dr. James Kao specializes in adult gastroenterology. Dr. Kao is affiliated with USC Arcadia Hospital. He graduated from Duke University School of Medicine.

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